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    The P Franco team is about to open its third restaurant
    January 3, 2019January 4, 2019 HardensBytes

    Hipster heroes the P Franco team are to open their third London restaurant this year, taking over the spot on Morning Lane previously occupied by Legs, which closed – to some consternation – at the tail end of 2018. According to owner Phil Bracey, ‘Peg’ (see what they did there…) will be more akin to the […]

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    Review of the reviews
    December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 HardensBytes

    Lino, London EC1 Jay Rayner  for The Observer saved one of the best until last – for him, Lino turned out to be “among my top places of the year”. It’s “dancing on the knife edge of modernity”; “so much of what they do bellows 2018.” His review also rounds up the rest of his […]

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    Review of the reviews: Tom Parker Bowles finds ‘exceptional cooking’ at the new Noma
    May 31, 2018October 6, 2023 HardensBytes

    Jay Rayner in The Observer, 27 May 2018 reviewed Alchemilla, Glasgow “The focaccia at Alchemilla is light but springy… so satisfying, such a profound pleasure, that I had to use every last ounce of my insipid willpower to decline seconds.” “Argyle Street is cool “The food… is a thoughtful mix of great ideas and ingredients […]

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